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Plaid Cymru wins the Caerphilly by-election with 47% of the vote in a record turnout - Reform is second on 36% while Labour comes a distant third It's Labour's first defeat in the area for 100 years - Plaid leader Rhun ap Iorwerth says winning the Welsh Parliament seat is "a reset for Welsh politics" With more elections looming next year, Labour's dominance in Wales is truly under threat, our BBC Wales political editor writes First Minister Eluned Morgan acknowledges "difficult headwinds nationally" but vows Labour will come back stronger Meanwhile, Reform candidate Llyr Powell is confident his party will...

The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs. The ad was for $75,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts. TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT

A former paratrooper accused of murdering two civilians in the Bloody Sunday shootings in Northern Ireland 53 years ago has been found not guilty. Soldier F - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - was accused of killing James Wray and William McKinney during disorder after a civil rights parade on 30 January 1972 in Londonderry, also known as Derry. The veteran was also found not guilty of five attempted murders at Belfast Crown Court on Thursday. He had denied all seven charges. Thirteen people were shot dead by the Parachute Regiment on the day in question.

King Charles and Pope Leo XIV held a historic joint prayer in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the first time a British monarch and a Pope have prayed together publicly since Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church in the 16th century. The prayer is the key moment in a two-day visit by the King and Queen to Rome and the Vatican designed to boost ties between the Vatican and the Church of England, of which Charles is the supreme governor. Due to the importance of the occasion, Buckingham Palace waived its usual ban on filming or photographing a royal...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — For over 30 years, Edith Nyachuru has carried the weight of her brother’s unexplained death. At 16, Guide Nyachuru’s life was cut short at a Christian camp in Zimbabwe in 1992. Guide was one of over 100 boys and young men abused by British barrister and lay preacher John Smyth at camps spanning Britain, Zimbabwe and South Africa in what became one of the Church of England’s darkest scandals. It led to the resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury last year. Now, as the church prepares to install its first female Archbishop of Canterbury...

The image of Nigel Farage has loomed over this party conference season, as the established parties scramble to come up with a response to the rapid rise of Reform UK. Labour and the Liberal Democrats launched all-out attacks on Farage, portraying him as a threat to the very fabric of British society. But here at the Conservative Party conference, the attacks have, in general, been more muted. Reform is not just an electoral menace to the Conservatives, but an existential one. The party is leaking members, elected officials, and influence to Reform. In the past few hours, Farage's party has...

The UK’s border chief has expressed frustration that the French authorities have not been able to roll out tactics to puncture and disable boats carrying asylum seekers in shallow waters. Martin Hewitt, the border security commander at the Home Office, told MPs that rapid changes in government in France had been a “political backdrop” to introducing a tactic seen as crucial to countering “taxi boats” being used to smuggle people to the UK. Appearing before the Commons’ home affairs select committee, Hewitt said it was “frustrating” that the French authorities had not been able to roll out more interventionist tactics...

Outraged by accusations that an asylum-seeker had sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl, thousands of flag-waving, bottle-throwing, firework-wielding Irish citizens surrounded a migrant hotel in southwest Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday night, setting fire to a police vehicle. Six people were arrested from a furious crowd estimated to have numbered approximately 2,000. The Irish police force — or “Gardai” — say they were on the receiving end of “sustained violence” that included glass bottles, bricks and fireworks. Despite the onslaught, a line of Gardai in riot gear were able to prevent the mob from reaching the hotel. Bringing the “torches and pitchforks”...

BBC Radio 4 producer Jayne Egerton steps down from admin role after sharing controversial post about Charlie Kirk's widow, raising questions about BBC staff impartiality.

Former British senior army officer Lord David Richards has told UK newspaper The Independent that Ukraine cannot win its war with Russia without NATO military support and should instead negotiate peace terms with Moscow. Speaking to The Independent’s “World of Trouble” podcast, the “five star” ranked former Chief of Defence Staff who led NATO forces in Afghanistan, said: “What we have done in the case of Ukraine is encourage Ukraine to fight, but not given them the means to win.” The former commando added that even with the right resources, Ukraine “would not win” as “they haven’t got the manpower.”...

Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters will be blocked from buying tickets for next month's Europa Conference League clash with Aston Villa, the club has confirmed. In a lengthy statement, the Israeli club said it could no longer guarantee the safety of its supporters, citing the 'intervention of divisive figures', 'hate-filled falsehoods' and 'inflammatory rhetoric' surrounding the game. The fixture, set for November 6 at Villa Park, has already been mired in controversy after Birmingham's Safety Advisory Group - backed by West Midlands Police - made the decision to bar all away supporters, citing 'intelligence and previous incidents'. Police pointed to violent...

To recap the past week: Hamas films themselves executing over 100 Palestinians. The media is silent. Hamas launches RPGs at Israeli troops, murdering two. The media is silent. Israel responds by striking a Hamas commander. The media says Israel violated the ceasefire.

Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of "turning a blind eye" to rape gangs in London after a new investigation claimed to find evidence of a "cover-up" in the capital. The investigation, conducted by The Daily Express and My London, revealed young girls had been raped in hotels by groups of men. However, Sir Sadiq was accused of ignoring concerns about grooming gangs operating in London following a spat with City Hall Conservative Susan Hall. The details of at least six potential victims were documented in the pages of four different His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue...

Support for Reform UK among British Indians has tripled since the election, according to polling from a diaspora group that suggests Nigel Farage’s party is gaining ground in some demographics where it has struggled. Research by the 1928 Institute, a group of Oxford academics who analyse the British Indian community, shows backing for Reform has jumped in the past year from 4% to 13%. The findings, which are being released to coincide with Diwali, show support for Farage’s party among Britain’s largest minority ethnic community remains well below the national level. But the increase since the election is far higher...

In January, when the Trump Administration reduced electric vehicle subsidies, environmentalists confidently asserted that the rest of the world would reject such an approach. Now, nine months later, it seems everyone is following his lead. In Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney paused an electric-vehicle sales mandate due to kick in next year.In Great Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has weakened his government’s timetable for the adoption of EVs.The European Union is on the verge of rolling back its 2035 target for eliminating carbon-dioxide emissions.“Automakers have been saying that consumers aren’t adopting EVs as quickly as expected, and government efforts to...

Police Fail to Investigate Multiple Islamist Preachers for ‘Hate Speech’ Shaykh Asrar Rashid delivers a sermon at the Nottingham Islamic Centre in which he calla for “offensive jihad” against the inhabitants of the U.K. Shaykh Asrar Rashid delivers a sermon at the Nottingham Islamic Centre in which he calla for “offensive jihad” against the inhabitants of the U.K.(YouTube screenshot) An extremist preacher from Birmingham, who has a record of uttering what British law defines as “hate speech,” has encouraged Muslims to engage in proactive jihad to prevent being wiped out by white people.

The controversial president-elect of the Oxford Union — the world’s most prestigious debate club — once endorsed the claim that Queen Elizabeth perpetuated “genocide” and said he “hates” the famed organization he now leads, texts obtained by The Post reveal. George Abaraonye, an Oxford University student who became infamous after he celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk just months after the two debated, claimed in leaked WhatsApp text messages that he only sought the presidency of the vaunted Oxford Union because of “hate.” “If u hate it then you should run for the presidency!!!!” one Oxford student wrote in a...

A spokesman for the British government said on Friday that the government is "working with policing and other partners" to ensure a soccer game between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv can go ahead next month "with all fans present". "No one should be stopped from watching a football game simply because of who they are," the spokesperson said, as quoted by Sky News. "The government is working with policing and other partners to do everything in our power to ensure this game can safely go ahead, with all fans present. We are exploring what additional resources and support are...

In a stunning decision issued by the UK Court of Appeals (Civil Division) earlier today, Mark's former colleague at GB News Laurence "Lozza" Fox has been delivered a sweet victory in a five year long case involving three individuals who falsely accused him of being racist. As a result, Lozza will be owed some serious money (seven figures) as well as receive his day in court against his defamers. Here's what he had to say about the court's ruling: I am delighted and grateful that the Court of Appeal has ruled in my favour on my appeal today, ruling that...

Shortly after midday on Saturday a baying mob is expected to gather outside the Birmingham offices of Shabana Mahmood. The Home Secretary would be well advised to stay away, because the ring-leaders are not interested in small measures. In highly inflammatory social media adverts, they have appealed for nothing less than “mass mobilisation” of pro-Palestinian protestors to “shut Birmingham down.” Never mind that the war between Israel and Hamas is officially over: this is an ideological crusade with no obvious end. Those behind the latest march say they “won’t be silenced” until Palestine is “free.”